Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at J. F. Brennan Company, Inc., I-74 Bridge, DAVENPORT, IOWA 52801
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
While trying to remove a bolt from a concrete form, an employee suffered a pinched left ring finger. The fingertip was amputated, including bone.
AmputationFingertip(s)Nonclassifiable
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